Category: ONE Championship

  • BJPENN.com Radio Sunday Night At 7 P.M. PST With Brian Rogers, Richie “Boogeyman” Martinez, Raphael Butler, & Brandon Vera

    Popular Sports Internet Radio with BJPenncom Radio on BlogTalkRadio This weeks show is kicked off by “The Professional Predator” Brian Rogers. Brian is coming off an amazing KO win at Bellator 119 with a flying knee. Now Brian is set to step back into the Bellator cage September 19, 2014 against promotional newcomer Rafael Carvalho. […]

  • Ben Askren Disses Hendricks (Again), Explains Why He Dislikes Big Rigg

    Ben Askren Disses Hendricks (Again), Explains Why He Dislikes Big Rigg

    The saga between Ben Askren and the UFC continues, this time with Askren throwing some harsh allegations at the UFC welterweight champion. He spoke on The MMA Hour: “It’s hard to describe in full effect unless you’ve been around the wrestling community a long time. He has won so many matches lucky through college. … […]

  • AXS TV Fights Boss Apologizes To Ben Askren For Being Kicked Off Show

    After Kenny Rice kicked Ben Askren off of Inside MMA for dissing the UFC, Askren took to Twitter to express his frustration. Hey @KennyRiceSports I think that is what @KingMoFH would call some @ufc dick riding. keep an open mind brother, times are changing — Ben Askren (@Benaskren) September 6, 2014 Hey @mcuban let me […]

  • Askren Kicked Off Air For Dissing UFC

    Askren Kicked Off Air For Dissing UFC

    Ben Askren was a guest on “Inside MMA” which airs on AXS TV and began to talk about how he believes the UFC is monopolizing the mixed martial arts industry. He ranted, “The UFC has had quite the monopoly the last handful of years but really, if they don’t change their tune they’re going to […]

  • Rich Franklin Giving Up UFC Career For One FC Executive Seat

    Rich Franklin Giving Up UFC Career For One FC Executive Seat

    Rich Franklin confirms his retirement from MMA as he focuses more on business development as Vice President for Asia Mixed Marial Arts for ONE Fighting Championship.

  • REPLAY! Watch Roger Huerta’s Dominant One FC Performance

    REPLAY! Watch Roger Huerta’s Dominant One FC Performance

    UFC veteran lightweight, Roger Huerta returned to action under the One FC banner last week with this great performance over the UK’s Christian Holley.

  • “Funky” Fires Off At Dana, UFC

    “I have a hard time with how Dana White treats people.” “It’s kind of like all of us had that time in high school when we were bullied by the cool group of kids. Then we did something, then the cool group said ‘oh my god, can you be part of our group?’ Then some […]

  • Dana White Interested In Signing Ben Askren

    Dana White Interested In Signing Ben Askren

    Ben Askren has been campaigning very hard for a fight in the UFC, something Dana White has been less than thrilled about. Askren has tried everything from confronting Johny Hendricks at the TUF finale, to taking shots at the welterweight champ and Dana White on Twitter, but nothing has worked…Until now. UFC President Dana White […]

  • REPLAY! Aoki Proves Too Much For Shalorus, Submits Him In The First

    REPLAY! Aoki Proves Too Much For Shalorus, Submits Him In The First

    Shinya Aoki’s reign of dominance as the ONE FC champion will continue after he submitted Kamal Shalorus in the first round with a rear-naked choke. Check out the replay of the finish below that occurred at ONE FC Reign Of Champions earlier today.

  • REPLAY! Askren Dominates, Earns ONE FC Title

    REPLAY! Askren Dominates, Earns ONE FC Title

    Ben Askren landed some brutal ground and pound shots en route to winning the ONE FC title earlier today in Dubai at ONE FC Reign Of Champions. Check out the replay below:

  • REPLAY! Roger Huerta Returns To Form, Dominates In Dubai

    REPLAY! Roger Huerta Returns To Form, Dominates In Dubai

    After nearly a two year long layoff caused by a brutal soccer kick KO, Roger Huerta returned to form tonight and dominated Christian Holley at ONE FC: Reign Of Champions. Here’s the finish:

  • PHOTO | Brandon Vera Gets Swole Ahead Of One FC debut

    PHOTO | Brandon Vera Gets Swole Ahead Of One FC debut

    UFC veteran, Brandon “The Truth” Vera is looking to make the most of his return to heavyweight, and apparently that includes packing on some additional muscle in the process. The San Diego resident fighter revealed his new physique in a recent posting to facebook.

  • Exclusive: Shinya Aoki’s loyalty to ONE FC cannot be swayed

    Exclusive: Shinya Aoki’s loyalty to ONE FC cannot be swayed

    ONE FC Lightweight Champion Shinya Aoki (35-6 MMA) will make his first title defense this upcoming weekend in Dubai when he takes on Kamal Shalorus (9-3-2 MMA) in the main event of “ONE FC 19: Reign of Champions.” BJPenn.com’s Chris Taylor recently caught up with Aoki to discuss his upcoming fight, as well as his […]

  • Exclusive: Askren plans to dominate Suzuki on the ground; unsure if he will ever fight for UFC

    Former Bellator title holder Ben Askren (13-0 MMA) will attempt to dethrone current ONE FC welterweight champion Nobutatsu Suzuki (11-1-2) at this weekends “ONE FC 19: Reign of Champions” event in Dubai. The welterweight showdown is a true clash of styles, pitting Askren’s elite grappling abilities against Suzuki’s high-level Karate striking. The former US Olympian and undefeated MMA fighter recently spoke with BJPenn.com’s Chris Taylor about his […]

  • Roger Gracie Signs With One FC

    Roger Gracie Signs With One FC

    ONE Fighting Championship, Asia’s largest mixed martial arts organization with a 90% market share, has bolstered its ranks with the signing of seven of the best mixed martial artists in the world. Grappling superstar Roger Gracie has joined ONE FC on a multi-fight contract, while six other mixed martial artists with impressive records have also […]

  • ONE FC 19 set with three title fights

    ONE FC 19 set with three title fights

    This month’s “ONE FC 19: Reign of Champions” event has been finalized with a total of nine exciting bouts we can look forward to watching, including three title fights. ONE FC Lightweight champion Shinya Aoki (35-6 MMA) will make his first title defense at the August event, when he sqaures off with Kamal Shalorus (9-3-2 […]

  • Exclusive: Roger Huerta talks his return to ONE FC and more

    Exclusive: Roger Huerta talks his return to ONE FC and more

    One of the most exciting lightweight fighters in mixed martial arts storied history, Roger Huerta (21-7-1 MMA), is set to make his long-awaited return to the ONE FC cage this August in Dubai. The former UFC star and “Sports Illustrated” cover athlete has been out of action for almost 2 years now, this after suffering […]

  • TWITTER BEEF: Ben Askren Slams Johny Hendricks

    TWITTER BEEF: Ben Askren Slams Johny Hendricks

    ONE-FC fighter Ben Askren took some shots at not only UFC President Dana White, but welterweight champion Johny Hendricks as well yesterday while all three attended the TUF 19 finale. Check out Askren’s Tweets below: @danawhite ducking my heckling by sitting in the opposite side of the cage — Ben Askren (@Benaskren) July 7, 2014 […]

  • Askren On How To Be A Man, The Dishonor In Soccer

    Askren On How To Be A Man, The Dishonor In Soccer

    “It was really the first time I watched soccer all year,” said Askren, “I was really appalled when I am seeing all these guys falling on the ground, rolling around, crying. And then you know the worst part about it is, they show the instant replay and you can tell – most of these guys, […]

  • Amir Khan Set To Make ONE FC Debut

    Amir Khan Set To Make ONE FC Debut

    Undefeated amateur fighter Amir Khan is set to make his promotional debut with ONE FC according to Yahoo. Khan was competing in the US, but returned to his native country of Singapore to train with Evolve MMA which is home to the legendary Shinya Aoki, as well as Ben Askren and Leandro Ataides. Evolve MMA […]

  • Ben Askren Would Fight Nick Diaz If He Could ‘Stay off the pipe’

    Ben Askren Would Fight Nick Diaz If He Could ‘Stay off the pipe’

      Who’s up for some fictional and totally irrelevant match making? Today we’re going to talk about a fight between two former welterweight champions. One was the Bellator champion until he left the promotion in order to go on to bigger and better things. He was not offered a UFC contract, so now he fights […]

  • Rory MacDonald, Mike Ricci Engage in Twitter Beef with Askren & War Machine

    Rory MacDonald, Mike Ricci Engage in Twitter Beef with Askren & War Machine

    Tristar teammates Rory MacDonald and Mike Ricci teamed up on Twitter after MacDonald questioned War Machine’s manhood due to the fact that War Machine cried after a recent fight of his. After that, Ben Askren jumped in to talk some smack, which led Mike Ricci to get involved and tell Askren to behave himself. Hit […]

  • .gif | OneFC Fighter Soccer Kicks Opponent Unconscious – BRUTAL! (Replay)

    .gif | OneFC Fighter Soccer Kicks Opponent Unconscious – BRUTAL! (Replay)

    Earlier today at OneFC 16, Major Overall def. Bruno Pucci with a nasty soccer kick that turned out the lights. WOW!

  • Askren Takes Home Submission Win In OneFC Debut

    Askren Takes Home Submission Win In OneFC Debut

    ONE Fighting Championship (ONE FC), Asia’s largest Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) organization with a 90% market share, impressed the sold-out crowd in attendance at the iconic Singapore Indoor Stadium with another night of world-class mixed martial arts action. In the main event of the evening, Ben Askren proved once again why he is considered the […]

  • One FC 15 results; Bibiano Fernandes retains title

    One FC 15 results; Bibiano Fernandes retains title

    ONE FC 15 took place earlier today live from the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines and aired live in North America via online PPV. Here are the complete ONE FC 15 fight card results: Main Card -Bibiano Fernandes defeated Masakatsu Ueda by Unanimous Decision -Eduard Folayang defeated Kotetsu Boku by Unanimous Decision -Rey Docyogen defeated Joshua […]

  • “ONE FC 15: Rise of Heroes” finalized with 10 bouts‏

    “ONE FC 15: Rise of Heroes” finalized with 10 bouts‏

    Next month’s “ONE FC 15: Rise of Heroes” event is officially finalized with 10 spectacular bouts we should look forward to watching. The fight card is headlined by a bantamweight title fight featuring ONE FC champion Bibiano Fernandes (15-3) taking on challenger Masakatsu Ueda (18-2-2). The full ONE FC 15 lineup includes: MAIN CARD (8 […]

  • Three Time Boxing Champ, Ana Julaton, Makes Jump To MMA

    Three Time Boxing Champ, Ana Julaton, Makes Jump To MMA

    Ana “The Hurricane” Julaton, the first Filipino-American female boxing champion, is reportedly thinking of competing in mixed martial arts (MMA). ONE Fighting Championship’s (ON FC) CEO Victor Cui said he won’t be surprised if Julaton, the former Women’s WBO Super Bantamweight champion, decides to test the waters, being a natural fighter. Women’s MMA has been […]

  • EXCLUSIVE | Adriano Moraes discusses his upcoming fight at “ONE FC: War of Nations”

    EXCLUSIVE | Adriano Moraes discusses his upcoming fight at “ONE FC: War of Nations”

    Adriano “Mikinho” Moraes (9-1 MMA) will make his long-awaited return to the ONE FC cage this March when he faces Yasuhiro Urushitani (21-6-6 MMA) in a key flyweight battle. BJPENN.com’s Chris Taylor recently caught up with Adriano Moraes to discuss his upcoming “ONE FC: War of Nations” bout:   Chris: First off, how excited are you […]